Make a Vintage Library Card Collage
I used Photoshop to make this design, but you can use any software that gives you the ability to layer elements, apply opacity and/or layer adjustments and an eraser tool.
You could use Canva but I find it doesn't have quite enough design flexibility. So something like Procreate or an online editor such as Photopea are better choices if you don't have access to PS.
To make this collage card I used the following steps (all elements used are available in my shop):
1. I started with a 3x5" canvas and added a texture background by re-sizing one of my digital papers to fit as desired.
2. I then added the library card PNG overlay, which fits nicely into the canvas size. I applied the layer adjustment multiply so it blended a bit into the background paper.
3. Insert the vintage lady graphic and re-size to fit nicely. I used Multiply again but also took the opacity down to about 80%.
4. At this point the library card lines are running through the graphic quite harshly and I want to soften the whole element to give it a grungier look, so I use the eraser with a texture selection at 50% flow and just brush lightly and randomly until I'm happy with how it looks. (you can change the eraser to any grungy texture for this)
5. I opted to add an embellishment in the top corner, I re-colored it to gold and took the opacity way down for a barely there look so that it's more like a watermark.
6. To finish off I added a dragonfly on top, re-sized and positioned to fit again applying Multiply as a layer adjustment.
And that's it!
Resources Used:
Paper Background in this set
Library Card Overlay
Vintage Ladies
Swirl Elements
Dragonfly from this set of graphics
Happy crafting
Shawnna